Corey Bernardi bites the dust.

Labor, Liberal, Greens, Democrats? Here's the place to discuss.

Corey Bernardi bites the dust.

Postby Magellan » Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:18 am

Corey's retiring from politics. Fair enough, his political judgment that another brand of breakaway silent majority right-wing God-fearing-and-loving-conservatives was what Australians wanted was proven to be rubbish.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/right-wing-warrior-cory-bernardi-calls-time-on-his-political-career-20191119-p53c5l.html
"Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there...and finding it." - Oscar Wilde
User avatar
Magellan
Coach
 
 
Posts: 5981
Joined: Sat May 12, 2007 1:04 pm
Location: Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Has liked: 757 times
Been liked: 1517 times

Re: Corey Bernardi bites the dust.

Postby Psyber » Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:16 pm

Magellan wrote:Corey's retiring from politics. Fair enough, his political judgment that another brand of breakaway silent majority right-wing God-fearing-and-loving-conservatives was what Australians wanted was proven to be rubbish.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/right-wing-warrior-cory-bernardi-calls-time-on-his-political-career-20191119-p53c5l.html

I knew Corey fairly well and several times chatted over issues with him over a beer or two at functions.
I liked him as a person even though we didn't agree on much.
He was always friendly, civil, and polite, and open to discussing issues.
EPIGENETICS - Lamarck was right!
User avatar
Psyber
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12212
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:43 pm
Location: Now back in the Adelaide Hills.
Has liked: 103 times
Been liked: 389 times
Grassroots Team: Hahndorf

Re: Corey Bernardi bites the dust.

Postby Gozu » Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:23 pm

Magellan wrote:Corey's retiring from politics. Fair enough, his political judgment that another brand of breakaway silent majority right-wing God-fearing-and-loving-conservatives was what Australians wanted was proven to be rubbish.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/right-wing-warrior-cory-bernardi-calls-time-on-his-political-career-20191119-p53c5l.html


The sheer arrogance too voted in as a Liberal the only reason he ever got in and then turns on the party and quits to start up his own party which predictably went nowhere. I'm sure the Libs are glad to see the back of him and likely get the seat back.
"The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment" – Warren Bennis
User avatar
Gozu
Coach
 
 
Posts: 13470
Joined: Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:35 am
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 659 times

Re: Corey Bernardi bites the dust.

Postby Psyber » Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:03 pm

Gozu wrote:
Magellan wrote:Corey's retiring from politics. Fair enough, his political judgment that another brand of breakaway silent majority right-wing God-fearing-and-loving-conservatives was what Australians wanted was proven to be rubbish.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/right-wing-warrior-cory-bernardi-calls-time-on-his-political-career-20191119-p53c5l.html


The sheer arrogance too voted in as a Liberal the only reason he ever got in and then turns on the party and quits to start up his own party which predictably went nowhere. I'm sure the Libs are glad to see the back of him and likely get the seat back.


I think he genuinely believed the centrists were holding back the party and that the majority of LNP and National Party members would flock to his Conseravtive movement once it was formed. As I said, nice guy, but really didn't get the idea that there where a lot of moderate voters in the middle between the conservatives and the extreme lefties. Then the ALP and the Greens struggle with that too...
EPIGENETICS - Lamarck was right!
User avatar
Psyber
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12212
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:43 pm
Location: Now back in the Adelaide Hills.
Has liked: 103 times
Been liked: 389 times
Grassroots Team: Hahndorf

Re: Corey Bernardi bites the dust.

Postby Magellan » Tue Dec 24, 2019 2:12 pm

Psyber wrote:
Gozu wrote:
Magellan wrote:Corey's retiring from politics. Fair enough, his political judgment that another brand of breakaway silent majority right-wing God-fearing-and-loving-conservatives was what Australians wanted was proven to be rubbish.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/right-wing-warrior-cory-bernardi-calls-time-on-his-political-career-20191119-p53c5l.html


The sheer arrogance too voted in as a Liberal the only reason he ever got in and then turns on the party and quits to start up his own party which predictably went nowhere. I'm sure the Libs are glad to see the back of him and likely get the seat back.


I think he genuinely believed the centrists were holding back the party and that the majority of LNP and National Party members would flock to his Conservative movement once it was formed. As I said, nice guy, but really didn't get the idea that there where a lot of moderate voters in the middle between the conservatives and the extreme lefties. Then the ALP and the Greens struggle with that too...

Say no more. Politics is always about grabbing the attention of the centre. Talk about cognitive dissonance - I think his time spent in the US just after Trump came to power gave him a false impression of where Australia's political sensibilities lie.
"Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there...and finding it." - Oscar Wilde
User avatar
Magellan
Coach
 
 
Posts: 5981
Joined: Sat May 12, 2007 1:04 pm
Location: Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Has liked: 757 times
Been liked: 1517 times


Board index   General Talk  Politics

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests

Around the place

Competitions   SANFL Official Site | Country Footy SA | Southern Football League | VFL Footy
Club Forums   Snouts Louts | The Roost | Redlegs Forum |